Steve Curran spent 23 years in the U.S. Navy leading in environments where performance was everything and heroes were celebrated. He rose to the rank of Chief, trained leaders for high-stakes operations, and learned firsthand how easily organizations begin to rely on the strongest person in the room.

But overtime, he started asking a different question: What happens when the hero leaves?

As the CEO of Khaki Consulting, Steve works with growth-minded founders and leadership teams who look successful on paper but feel trapped because everything still depends on them. He calls it the “Leadership Bottleneck.” His work challenges a deeply held belief in our culture that great leadership is about personal achievement rather than multiplying others. He’s been in Savannah long enough to almost claim local status, is fiercely proud of his family, and still cheers unapologetically for the Philadelphia Eagles. He believes the true measure of leadership is not what you accomplish, but who becomes capable because you were there.